acute

a·cute

 (ə-kyo͞ot′)

adj.

1.

a. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive: His hearing was unusually acute.

b. Keenly perceptive or discerning: an acute critic of music; a critic with acute judgment. See Synonyms at sharp.

2. Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute pleasure.

3. Of great importance or consequence; critical: an acute shortage of funds.

4. Medicine

a. Having a rapid onset and following a short but severe course: an acute disease.

b. Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course: acute patients.

5. High in pitch; shrill: an acute scream.

6.

a. Narrowly pointed; sharp: an acute leaf.

b. Having an acute angle: an acute triangle.

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[Latin acūtus, past participle of acuere, to sharpen, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·cute′ly adv.

a·cute′ness n.

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acute

(əˈkjuːt)

adj

1. penetrating in perception or insight

2. sensitive to details; keen

3. of extreme importance; crucial

4. sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; an acute drought.

5. having a sharp end or point

6. (Mathematics) maths

a. (of an angle) less than 90°

b. (of a triangle) having all its interior angles less than 90°

7. (Medicine) (of a disease)

a. arising suddenly and manifesting intense severity

b. of relatively short duration. Compare chronic²

8. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics

a. (of a vowel or syllable in some languages with a pitch accent, such as ancient Greek) spoken or sung on a higher musical pitch relative to neighbouring syllables or vowels

b. of or relating to an accent (´) placed over vowels, denoting that the vowel is pronounced with higher musical pitch (as in ancient Greek), with a certain special quality (as in French), etc. Compare (for senses 8a, 8b): grave or circumflex

9. (Medicine) (of a hospital, hospital bed, or ward) intended to accommodate short-term patients with acute illnesses

n

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an acute accent

[C14: from Latin acūtus, past participle of acuere to sharpen, from acus needle]

aˈcutely adv

aˈcuteness n

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a•cute

(əˈkyut)

adj.

1. sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute pain.

2. extremely great or serious: an acute shortage of oil.

3. (of disease) brief and severe (disting. from chronic).

4. penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception.

5. sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight.

6. sharp at the end; pointed.

7.

a. (of an angle) less than 90°.

b. (of a triangle) containing only acute angles. See diag. at triangle.

8. consisting of, indicated by, or bearing an acute accent.

[1560–70; < Latin acūtus sharpened, past participle of acuere, akin to acus needle]

a•cute′ly, adv.

a•cute′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acute - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation acute accent, ague accent mark, accent - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Adj.	1.	acute - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques chronic - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
	2.	acute - extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" intense sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"
	3.	acute - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" penetrating, penetrative, piercing, incisive, keen, knifelike, discriminating, sharp perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	4.	acute - of an angle; less than 90 degrees   obtuse - of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
	5.	acute - ending in a sharp point     acuate, needlelike, sharp pointed - having a point
	6.	acute - of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"

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acute

adjective

1. serious, important, dangerous, critical, crucial, alarming, severe, grave, sudden, urgent, decisive The war aggravated an acute economic crisis.

2. sharp, shooting, powerful, violent, severe, intense, overwhelming, distressing, stabbing, cutting, fierce, piercing, racking, exquisite, poignant, harrowing, overpowering, shrill, excruciating His back is arched as if in acute pain.

3. keen, good, penetrating, finely honed In the dark my sense of smell and hearing become so acute.

4. perceptive, sharp, keen, smart, sensitive, clever, subtle, piercing, penetrating, discriminating, discerning, ingenious, astute, intuitive, canny, incisive, insightful, observant, perspicacious His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
perceptive slow, stupid, dull, dim, dense, obtuse, unintelligent, dim-witted

5. intense, serious, deep, concentrated, severe, extreme, fierce, harsh, intensive, excessive, profound, agonizing a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis

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acute

adjective

1. Having an end that tapers to a point:

acicular, aciculate, aciculated, acuminate, cuspate, cuspated, cuspidate, cuspidated, mucronate, pointed, pointy, sharp.

2. Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity:

incisive, keen, penetrating, perceptive, probing, sensitive, sharp, trenchant.

3. So serious as to be at the point of crisis or necessary to resolve a crisis:

climacteric, critical, crucial, desperate, dire.

4. Marked by severity or intensity:

gnawing, knifelike, lancinating, piercing, sharp, shooting, stabbing.

5. Music. Elevated in pitch:

high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrill, shrilly, treble.

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Translations

حِسْذَكَاءصَوتقَاس، مُبَرِّح، شَدِيدنَقْص

akutníbystrýjemnýkritickýostrý

akutfinskarpskarpsindig

akutscharfscharfsinnigschrillspitz

agudogravepenetranteperspicazfino

ägelihtrõhk

akuuttikiireinentarkkaterävä

aigufinincisifmordantperçant

akutheveny

ákafur, alvarlegurbráîurnæmurskarpur

acutointensivonitidosottile

aštriaididelisįžvalgussmailus kampasūmiai

akūtsassatjautīgsīstsliels

akuttalvorligfinskarp

острыйострый угол

akútny

büyükciddigözü açıkkeskinşiddetli

嚴重的尖声的急性的敏捷的敏銳的

acute

[əˈkjuːt] ADJ

1. (= intense) [crisis, shortage, problem] → grave; [anxiety, joy] → profundo, intenso; [pain] → agudo; [discomfort] → fuerte
the report has caused the government acute embarrassment → el informe ha puesto en una situación de lo más embarazosa al gobierno
to become acute [shortage, problem] → agravarse

2. (= keen) [hearing] → fino, agudo; [sense of smell] → fino
to have acute powers of observation → tener agudas or grandes dotes de observación

3. (= shrewd) [person, mind, comment] → agudo, perspicaz
that was very acute of you! → ¡qué perspicaz! → ¡eres un lince!

4. (Med) [illness, case, appendicitis] → agudo

5. (Geom) [angle] → agudo

6. (Ling) [accent] → agudo
e acute → e con acento agudo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

acute

[əˈkjuːt] adj

(= severe) [crisis, shortage] → grave; [embarrassment] → profond(e)

(MEDICINE) [illness, arthritis] → aigu(ë)

(= keen, perceptive) [mind, observer] → clairvoyant(e); [hearing] → fin(e); [eyesight] → perçant(e)

e acute → e accent aigu

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

acute

adj

(= intense, serious) pain, shortage, appendicitis → akut; pleasure → intensiv; acute beds (Med) → Akutbetten pl

(= extreme) situation, problem, anxiety → akut; embarrassment → riesig

(= keen) eyesight → scharf; hearing, sense of smell → fein

(= shrewd) → scharf; person → scharfsinnig; child → aufgeweckt

(Math) angle → spitz

(Ling) acute accent → Akut m; e acute → e Akut

n (Ling) → Akut m

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acute

[əˈkjuːt] adj (eyesight, accent, angle) → acuto/a; (hearing, smell) → fine; (pain, anxiety, joy) → intenso/a; (crisis, shortage) → grave; (person, mind) → perspicace, dotato/a di acume

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

acute

(əˈkjuːt) adjective

1. (of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long. They think his illness is acute rather than chronic. akuut قَاس، مُبَرِّح، شَدِيد остър agudo akutní akut akut οξύςagudo akuutne شدید ولی زودگذر akuutti aiguחמור, חד तीक्ष्ण akutan heveny; fokozódó akut bráður acuto, acuta 急性の (병이) 급성의 ūmus akūts genting acuutakuttostry تيزاو تيزتلونكي agudo acut острый akútny, náhly, prudký akuten akutan akut ฉับพลัน şiddetli 急性的 гострий مر ضِ حار ، شدید cấp tính 急性的

2. very great. There is an acute shortage of teachers. akute نَقْص (حَاد) остър intenso kritický akut akut έντονοςacusado, grave karjuv شدید vakava critiqueחריף जबरदस्त velik kiáltó, akut gawat ákafur, alvarlegur critico 重大な (상황·사태 등이) 심각한 didelis liels; īsts amat sangat nijpendakutt, alvorligostry, poważny مزمن intenso acut острый kritický kritičen velik akut รุนแรง büyük, ciddi 嚴重的 гострий شدید lớn 嚴重的

3. quick-witted. As a businessman, he's very acute. knap ذَكَاء (حَاد) проницателен perspicaz bystrý scharfsinnig skarpsindig οξύνουςperspicaz terane تیزبین terävä-älyinen avisé חד-אבחנה, חריף, חכם कुशाग्र pronicav éles eszű cerdas skarpur acuto, perspicace 鋭敏な (통찰력이) 예리한 įžvalgus atjautīgs tajam pemikiran scherpzinnigskarpbystry, rozgarnięty تيزليدونكي perspicaz ager проницательный bystrý sposoben oštrouman skarpsinnig มีไหวพริบดี gözü açık, zeki 反應靈敏的 кмітливий, тямущий مستعد nhạy bén 敏捷的

4. (of the senses) keen. acute hearing. goed حِسْ (مُرْهَف) остър agudo jemný scharf fin; skarp οξύςmuy fino terav تیز؛ حساس terävä finחד oštar éles tajam næmur acuto 鋭い (감각이) 예민한 geras, aštrus ass; spēcīgs tajam scherpfin, skarp wyczulony ژر agudo fin острый jemný oster osetljiv fin, högt utvecklad แหลม (เสียง) keskin 敏銳的 гострий تیز فہم tinh 敏銳的

5. high, shrill s high sound. suisend صَوت (حَاد) пронизителен agudo ostrý, pronikavý schrill skarp läbilõikav, kime تیز korkea צְלִיל חָד vrištav かん高い (소리가) 날카로운 nyaring schel ژر пронзительный звук ostrý, prenikavý jak เสียงแหลม keskin, tiz 高音的，尖聲的 високий تیز the thé 高音的，尖声的

acute angle

an angle of less than ninety degrees. skerphoek زَاوِيَة остър ângulo agudo ostrý úhel spitzer Winkel spids vinkel οξεία γωνία agudo teravnurk حاده؛ تند terävä kulma angle aigu זָוִית חַדָה , זָווִית חַדָה न्यून कोण šiljati kut hegyes szög sudut tajam hvasst horn angolo acuto 鋭角 예각 smailus kampas šaurleņķis sudut tirus scherpe hoek spiss vinkel kąt ostry حاده زاویه ângulo agudo unghi ascuţit острый угол ostrý uhol ostri kot oštar spetsig vinkel มุมแหลม dar açı 銳角 гострий кут زاویہ حادہ góc nhọn 銳角

aˈcutely adverb

akuut بِصُورَة حَادَّة остро vivamente intenzivně, pronikavě scharf akut έντονα, με οξύτητα intensamente teravalt به شدت terävästi vivementבחריפות तीव्रता से istančano élesen, fokozottan hidup, benar-benar ákaflega, skarplega acutamente, con acutezza 鋭く 날카롭게 aštriai, ūmiai asi; spēcīgi; īsti dengan tajam hevigakutt, skarpt ostro په تيزوالي vivamente (în mod) acut остро, резко prenikavo ostro oštro akut อย่างมีไหวพริบ; อย่างรุนแรง fazlasıyla, son derece, şiddetle 敏銳地 гостро شدید طور پو sâu sắc 銳利地

aˈcuteness noun

akuutheid حِدَّه острота agudeza akutnost; bystrost; ostrost die Schärfe skarpsindighed οξύτητα, οξύνοιαagudeza teravus شدت terävyys acuitéחריפות तीक्ष्णता istančanost élesség, erősség keadaan akut skarpskyggni, næmleiki acutezza, acume 鋭さ 날카로움 aštrumas, ūmumas asums; spēcīgums; īstums ketajaman scherpteskarphet, heftighetostrość شدت agudeza acuitate острота ostrosť, bystrosť, naliehavosť ostrina oštrina skärpa, intensitet, häftighet การมีไหวพริบ keskinlik 敏銳性 проникливість; кмітливість شدت tính nhạy bén 敏捷

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a·cute

a. agudo-a punzante;

___-care-center → centro-de-emergencia;

___ care facility → centro de cuidado crítico;

an ___ pain → un dolor ___;

___ly ill → gravemente enfermo-a.

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acute

adj agudo

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